Tamsin reviewed Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart
Review of 'Young Mungo' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Audiobook. Brutal but brilliant.
400 pages
English language
Published April 10, 2022 by Pan Macmillan.
Audiobook. Brutal but brilliant.
Similar premise to his first book: gay boy with alcoholic mother in Glasgow. But different enough and also superbly executed. Full of precisely drawn, skin-crawling characters & behaviour, from the psychopathic but protective brother, the deadly Protestant vs Catholic brawls, and the slimey alcoholic older male "role models". Such an unattractive cover!